We are continuing our Intersections series, in looking at how human trafficking affects and impacts the LGBTQIA+ community, as well as some ways in which our awareness of these issues supports the fight against trafficking. We were pleased to be able to speak with Alan Dettlaff, from the University of Houston’s Graduate College of Social Work.

Alan J. Dettlaff is Dean of the Graduate College of Social Work at the University of Houston and the inaugural Maconda Brown O’Connor Endowed Dean’s Chair. Prior to joining the University of Houston, Dean Dettlaff served on the faculty of the Jane Addams College of Social Work at the University of Illinois at Chicago. He received his Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work from TCU, and Masters in Social Work, and Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Arlington. Prior to entering academia, he worked in the child welfare system where he specialized in conducting investigations of child abuse and neglect. Dean Dettlaff’s research focuses on improving outcomes for children and youth in the child welfare system by examining and addressing structural and institutional racism issues that contribute to racial inequities in this system.

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